In the world of Smote, the act of venturing outward is inseparable from a descent inward, not in a purely abstract sense but as a physical communion with the …

‘Clyppan’ takes its name from the Old English verb meaning “to embrace” or “to clasp,” a word that also recalls an ancient ritual of communal gathering and so…

Last summer, Daniel Foggin, guitarist, writer, and driving force behind Smote, relocated from Newcastle to a farmhouse in Kelso, near the Scottish border, whe…

Transcendence through repetition beamed via an aesthetic vision steeped in mystery: welcome to the world of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne’s Smote, an entity opening up …

Summoned from the murkier reaches of the subconscious and summoning a powerful aura of twilight communion, Smote’s ‘Drommon’ is here to intimidate and enchant…